Description:

Living Classrooms is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as the Kingman Island Garden Intern. This intern will focus their efforts to develop a garden at Kingman and Heritage Island through volunteer service events and coordination of other Kingman and Heritage Island personnel. This intern will have the opportunity to develop a garden that educates students about plant life and gardening techniques through hands on programming. This intern will also oversee the maintenance of the garden as well as any expansions that they see necessary. This is a part to full-time internship that will have flexible hours during the week and will require some weekend work.

Garden Planning and Development: (50%)
• Develop a produce, herbs, shrubs, and native species garden that meet the needs of Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region as well as Kingman and Heritage Island.
• Lead and Supervise volunteers and other interns in developing the garden.
• Recruit volunteers for garden projects by outreaching to local schools, residents, businesses, and organizations
• Create a maintenance and care plan for the garden.
• Coordinate with other organizations and businesses in order to obtain necessary tools and supplies.
• Develop/Maintain on-going partnerships for garden care or maintenance
• Care for the garden by completing necessary tasks such as, but not limited to, watering, pruning, picking, and re-planting.

Teaching: (30%)
• Create hands on educational garden programs.
• Develop educational lesson plans that teach students about plant life and nutrition.
• Work with Kingman and Heritage Island Programs Coordinator as well as other Interns in order to teach garden programs.

Park Operations (10%)
• Ensure garden and park cleanliness through waste and recycling removal.
• Assist in the opening and closing of the park.
• Monitor park and garden conditions to ensure access for park visitors.

Administrative: (10%)
• Assist in collecting of quantitative data from the following:
o Trail counters.
o Garden produce accumulation.
o Garden Education Programs.

Qualifications:

• Experience in community or group gardening.
• Ability to engage in physical task related to garden projects.
• Applicants with background in education or environmental science preferred.
• Prior experience in coordinating and managing volunteers a plus.

Paid Internship Info:

$400 travel stipend per month

Hours:

16-25 hours per week

Length/Availability:

March-June (start and end dates are flexible)

Additional Info:

Benefits/Compensation:
• This is an internship. Interns will receive a $ 400 travel stipend a month.
• Gain experience in park and garden management as well as volunteer coordination
• Supervisory experience while managing volunteers.
• Opportunity to work and network with a variety of park agencies and environmental education organizations.
• Living Classrooms is willing to work with successful applicants to use this internship to fulfill academic credit requirements.

Tags:

garden  environmental  science  education  parks  community   

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